"Lithiumion Battery Material Circularity: Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle"
Jessica Dunn, Senior Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists

The lithiumion battery is a key enabling technology for transport decarbonization. While substantial impact reduction can be achieved, their use has also sparked concern due to the use of critical materials such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium. Through the circularity principles of reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle, resource conservation and impact mitigation can be achieved. This presentation will discuss current research, industry development, and policy which supports lithiumion battery material circularity.

Dunn is currently finishing her Doctorate in Energy Systems at the University of California, Davis. During her studies she was a cofacilitator for the California Lithiumion Battery Recycling Advisory group and a private consultant for the International Energy Agency on topics related to energy technologies and battery systems. In addition, she published several academic journal articles about using industrial technology methods to forecast and evaluate the impact of battery recycling.

Prior to pursuing her doctorate, she earned a master's degree from University College London in Economics and Policy of the Environment and Energy and worked in the energy and environmental consulting industries.